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A Parable for Hyper-Calvinists
To those who say, “if God has ordained all things, then what does it matter if I witness since all who will be saved will be saved regardless what I do?,” you would do well to consider the parable of … Continue reading
A question about the scriptural basis for free will
Free will can be defined in a number of different ways, but lately the definition that I hear most often goes something like this: Free will is the ability of a man (or woman) to choose what he will do … Continue reading
Cialis, Viagra spam attacking Calvin
Well, the spam bots are still at it, beating away on the Askimet-flavored invisible shell that protects this site from a flood of vile and unwanted comments. If you’re not familiar with spam bots, the way they work is that … Continue reading
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Tagged Decay, Humor, Internet, John Calvin, Life in general, Martin Luther
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The Love of God Blesses All Men
Go read this post about the love of God. While there may not be anything groundbreaking there, it is good to think through these things. Here’s a snippet: God demonstrates intended goodness on the reprobate. God’s ultimate purpose is to … Continue reading
Charles Spurgeon on Free Will and Predestination
There has been some discussion of late here at The Preacher regarding free will and predestination, so I thought I would post a rather lengthy quote by Spurgeon on the subject. In this instance Spurgeon does not speculate on the … Continue reading
Making Jehovah into a Lovesick Girl
It’s Friday and the Almighty is spending the evening at home. He’s met someone you see, someone named Chad, and, well, He likes him oh so much. So, sprawled across his infinite pink bedspread, He is waiting by the phone, … Continue reading
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Tagged Evangelism, God, Jehovah, Love, Obedience, Postmodernism, Responsibility, Witnessing
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New Book on the Way: The Expository Genius of John Calvin
Yesterday, after hearing about it at Challies.com, I ordered The Expository Genius of John Calvin a book by Steven Lawson in his A Long Line of Godly Men series. Calvin is one of those people who have been much maligned … Continue reading
A World Without Hypothetical Situations
I don’t have time to give this the treatment it deserves, but for those of us who hold to the Reformed position, this deserves some serious thought. Perhaps you’ve heard the old bon mot, imagine a world without hypothetical situations. … Continue reading
Reformed?
From a recent conversation with a Reformed friend: When people would ask me what sort of church I went to or what sort of religion I was and I would say, “Oh, I’m Reformed”, they would smile and then frown … Continue reading
Antinomianism
Over at Greensboro NC Christian Joel Gillespie has written a couple of interesting posts on Antinomianism[1][2]. Do yourself a favor and check them out, then do me a favor and come back here and leave a comment about it. Just … Continue reading
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Tagged Antinomiansism, Church, God, Heresy, Holy Scripture, Obedience, Postmodernism, Religion, Salvation, Scripture, Sin, Theology
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